3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (393+ words) Charlie "died with a microphone in his hand," as Bishop Robert Barron wrote shortly after his death. The words he spoke through this microphone were more powerful and ultimately more transformative than the bullet that ended his earthly life. Before…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (541+ words) On Dec. 20, 2024, the governor of Tennessee signed my full pardon. It was not a formality. That signature ended a legal argument that had followed me for more than a decade and opened doors that had been bolted shut. I am…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (468+ words) "And how are the children?” As leaders of Nashville based nonprofits working directly with young people and communities impacted by violence, we believe DCS’s Youth Prison Plan is a distraction from DCS’s problems – but investing in robust family support to…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (636+ words) Tennessee needs to abolish the death penalty. That is the overwhelming consensus of the more than 275 respondents to an. Aug. 18 Tennessean Opinion reader poll. Of the responses we received, 93% said the Volunteer State should do away with capital punishment altogether....